Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire - I'm Ready to Challenge Kagame in July Polls

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza has said she will challenge Paul Kagame in the July 15 vote should she gain her political freedom next month. Read more »

Uganda: Entebbe Mayor Dismisses Manyago Land Eviction Threats

Entebbe Municipality mayor Fabrice Rulinda has allayed fears that tenants at Manyago Housing Estates over potential eviction. Read more »

Botswana: Uganda, Botswana Partnership to Produce Vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease

Botswana Vaccine Institute is to help Uganda find a lasting solution to Foot and Mouth disease which has been a big challenge to the cattle industry in the country. Read more »

Uganda: NGO Starts Fundraising Driver for 20,000 Sanitary Pads for Girls in Busoga

Reach A Hand Uganda, a youth-led non-profit organisation focused on youth empowerment programs has initiated a fundraising drive to procure 20,000 pads for girls in the Busoga… Read more »

Uganda: Banks Want Harsher Punishments for Fraudsters

The Uganda Bankers' Association (UBA) has proposed stiffer and painful penalties for individuals involved in financial fraud. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Will Never Apologise for Protecting Its People - Kagame

President Paul Kagame has refused to blink, at least not first, on the diplomatic impasse with Rwanda's neighbours DR Congo, telling the African Union that his country will neither… Read more »

Uganda: Increase Education Funding to Lower Fees Burden, Unatu Tells Govt

The Uganda National Teachers' Union (UNATU) has urged the government to increase funding for education to save parents from the exorbitant fees charged by private schools. Read more »

Uganda: Entebbe Leaders Clarify On a Move to Refurbish Old Structures

Entebbe, Uganda's first administrative town, holds several historical sites, parks and gardens, schools, residential houses and among others that were built under the colonial… Read more »

Uganda: What If We Are All Mentally Unwell, We Need a Mental Health Budget

If many of our fellow Ugandans are experiencing mental health challenges, its crucial to recognize the seriousness of the situation. Blaming others might serve a purpose at times,… Read more »

Uganda: Explore Busoga - Chameleone, Golola Step Up for a Taste of Tourism

The week-long Explore Busoga campaign trail ended on a good note with stakeholders comprising diplomats, artists, influencers, bloggers and media practioners partaking in the… Read more »

Uganda: Naro Licenses More Seed Companies to Boost Seed Exports

The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has made a move to license more 10 seed companies to boost the supply and export of seeds both locally and internationally. Read more »

Uganda: Why Museveni Has Delegated Command Authority to Gen Mbadi

The decision, potentially the first major signal to the much-awaited transition, was announced by the Head of State while presenting the UPDF Establishment 2021 at a Defence… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Starts Restoration of River Sironko Banks

The Ministry of Water and Environment has started the demarcation and restoration of degraded banks along River Sironko under the Ecosystems adaption project. Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Soldiers Filmed Flogging Suspected Thief Charged, Remanded

Five UPDF soldiers who were recently captured on video flogging a suspected thief have been arraigned before the 505 brigade unit disciplinary court and charges related to torture… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Mayanja Sets Deadline for District Land Boards to Publish Annual Reports

The Minister of State for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja, has given all district land boards across the country a deadline of December 31, 2023, to prepare and publish their Annual… Read more »

Uganda: High Court Orders Special General Assembly for Umsc

In a landmark ruling delivered on December 12, 2023, the High Court of Uganda in Jinja has ordered the convening of a special General Assembly for the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council… Read more »

Uganda: Police Intrusion During Molly Katanga's Hospital Surgery Sparks Legal Uproar

In a startling incident that has raised serious questions about the boundaries of law enforcement, police officers have stormed into an operation theatre where Molly Katanga , the… Read more »

Uganda: Three Inmates Escape From Mityana Government Prison

The joint security agencies in Mityana district have put up a serious manhunt for three male inmates who escaped from Mityana government prison on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »

Uganda: Govt to Build New Rwenzururu Palace, Says Museveni

President Museveni has said government is set to build a new palace for Rwenzururu kingdom in Kasese to replace the one destroyed in 2016. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Political Transition Has Come, Not Even Museveni Can Stop It, Says Kabuleta

The leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), Joseph Kabuleta has declared the arrival of Uganda's political transition. Read more »

Uganda: Bobi Wine Clarifies Homosexuality Stance

In the midst of growing controversy surrounding his recent comments on BBC regarding homosexuality, National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu remains… Read more »

Uganda: President Museveni, Wesley Mumbere Meet

President Museveni has this afternoon met and held discussions with His Highness Charles Wesley Mumbere the Omusinga of the Rwenzururu Kingdom. Read more »

Uganda: Internet Fibre Cut Disrupts Immigration Services At the Ministry of Internal Affairs

In an unforeseen development, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that its services are experiencing disruptions due to a significant internet fibre cut at the… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Starts Withdrawing From DRC

Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) contingent has officially withdrawn its troops from the war zone of North Kivu, Eastern Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo ((DRC). Read more »

Uganda: Over 130 Rwenzururu Royal Guards Receive Amnesty

The Uganda Amnesty Commission has officially granted amnesty certificates to more than 130 former Rwenzururu royal guards, two months after their release. Read more »